Internal Medicine

ISBN
9780815186984

Edition
5 Revised edition

Publisher
Duke University Press

Author(s)
Jay H. Stein

Overview

Internal Medicine is organized by clinical subspecialty, each divided into three primary sections: an introductory section on the basic principles of a given organ system, a section on laboratory tests, including a review of the differential diagnoses, and a detailed section on various disease entities. Though we have preserved this basic structure, the book is new and innovative in many ways. There are three new section editors and 160 new contributors to the fifth edition. Of the more than 1,000 photos, illustrations, and algorithms, nearly 400 of them are new to this edition. The book's generous use of tables and algorithms help convey the most essential information quickly and clearly. Features: * Subspecialty sections are self-contained, therefore reducing the need to flip from one section of the book to another * Organisation by Clinical Subspecialty and covers all of the basic principles and the pathologic, laboratory, diagnostic and management information necessary to understand and treat each disease entity, reflecting the way internal medicine is practised * Quick reference features include practical flowcharts and algorithms (decision trees) showing diagnostic possibilities and management guidelines at a glance * Vivid illustrations and tables illuminate complex concepts